This outcome was pre-determined
Bayonne: Anyone who has seen the images cannot deny that there is a great human tragedy happening in real time in Afghanistan. Scores of innocent civilians are desperately trying to leave the country, and with good reason. The Taliban do not have the greatest record of tolerance and embrace an extreme religion that dismisses women as second-class citizens. With all that said, it is not fair nor accurate to criticize President Biden for making the tough decision to end the U.S. presence there. We have all grown accustomed to the previous administration lacking the strength to lead. Our country has been fed a steady diet of spin and falsehoods for more than four years, so it is not surprising to see the populace shocked at a hard decision. It is worth noting that Joe Biden was against a surge or increase in troops as far back as 2009. His open support for reducing and ending involvement in that country should not be a surprise to anyone.
Rather than toss the blame back to the deal President Trump agreed to, we need to realize that the entire misadventure in Afghanistan was doomed from the beginning because it lacked direction and resolve. The reason Western Europe has recovered from the devastation of two world wars was the Marshall Plan. The U.S. and the UN needed to invest in a lasting and comprehensive recovery from decades of infighting in Afghanistan, not to mention their brief war with the former Soviet Union in the late 1980s. Had the outrageous amount of money spent gone to creating industry and trade, there may have been a booming economy in Afghanistan that may have cut any support for more revolution and unrest.